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• On the post: Expose A Blatant Security Hole In AT&T's Servers, Get 3.5 Years In Jail

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2013 @ 10:03am

  Re: Re: Then again

  Well Aaron Swartz was widely loved and look where it got him. I get your point but there's more to it than that.

• On the post: Rep. Gohmert Wants A Law That Allows Victims To Destroy The Computers Of People Who Hacked Them

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2013 @ 09:55am

  Can I just say it would have been awesome if those rootkitted by Sony could have legally completely destroyed Sony's networks?

• On the post: Harvard Searched Email Subject Lines Of Faculty To Sniff Out Leak

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2013 @ 08:45pm

  Who is using weak email for important leaks? Tormail, Tormail, Tormail!!!

• On the post: SimCity: The Backlash

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2013 @ 09:26am

  Who could have seen this coming?

• On the post: Just Cause 2 Developer On Why It Won't Utilize DRM: 'It Treats Our Fans Like Criminals'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 08 Mar, 2013 @ 09:18am

  "...nothing to diminish its popularity)"
  
  Unpaired parenthesis!!!! OCD overwhelming!!! Where is it's partner??!!?!?!?

• On the post: Our Turn To Get Bizarre Legal Threats From Global Wildlife Foundation

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2013 @ 07:17am

  Re: Re:

  Amazing that you can diagnose him over the internet like that.

• On the post: Two And A Half Minute Video Explains How The Ability To Sell Stuff You Legally Purchased Is At Risk

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2013 @ 09:19am

  Re: Re: Re:

  The guy brought before the court was selling legally purchased books. I'm having a hard time understanding how that is reasonable and how that doesn't set a horrible precedent that couldn't affect selling all sorts of foreign made goods...

• On the post: Misheard Will Smith Lyrics Results In Arrest Of Student And District-Wide Lockdown

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 04 Mar, 2013 @ 10:49am

  Re: Police need discipline

  "the police officer states that the teen "had learned from his mistake" "
  
  The mistake was living in a police state, obviously.

• On the post: North Korean Propaganda: Now With More Elder Scrolls!

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2013 @ 05:01pm

  Fus Roh Fail!

• On the post: Top German Police Officer: 'Anyone On The Internet Has Left The Private Sphere'

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2013 @ 07:52am

  I wonder if that statement includes his wife and children?

• On the post: Obama Administration Decides Not To Fight Against Fair Use For Public Universities

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2013 @ 02:18am

  Yay! The government has opted to do nothing instead of making things worse! "Win" for the people!
  
  What a sad state of affairs.

• On the post: Supreme Court Effectively Says There's No Way To Challenge Warrantless Wiretapping

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 27 Feb, 2013 @ 02:15am

  Interesting, because it's the governments baseless speculation that is leading to the wiretaps (otherwise they could get a warrant). So the government can break the law based on speculation, but we can't speculate that the government breaking civil liberties could be bad.
  
  Also, it seems to be that a lot of people (Aaron Swartz?) Face jail time for speculative harms, no? The government has no problem speculating all kinds of made up evils when it suits it's interests.
  
  So much for separation of the powers.

• On the post: Amazon, Publishers Sued For Antitrust Violations Over DRM By Angry Indie Bookstores

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2013 @ 10:32am

  Re: Re:

  ....but can licenses be subject to antitrust laws? Remember, no actual sales are being made, just licensing agreements.
  
  If the publishers want consumer mobility, then they should probably allow resale of digital goods etc.

• On the post: Healthcare Isn't A Free Market, It's A Giant Economic Scam

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2013 @ 12:19pm

  Feeling good to be living in Canada.
  
  We're not perfect, but whenever we're feeling down we can look to America for a pick-me-up.

• On the post: Connecticut State Senator Seeks To Ban Minors From Playing Arcade Games Utilizing Fake Guns

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2013 @ 09:34am

  You'll have to pry Duck Hunt from my cold, lifeless hands.

• On the post: Yet Another Court Says IP Addresses Are Not Enough To Positively Identify Infringers

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 22 Feb, 2013 @ 08:29am

  You lend me your car and I'll give you my IP address as assurance that I will return it.

• On the post: Chris Dodd Sounding Like A Broken Recording Industry

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 15 Feb, 2013 @ 09:29pm

  Chris Dodd Sounding Like A Broken Recording Industry
  
  OH SNAP

• On the post: Another Victory For The Public Speaking Up: Canada Drops Digital Spying Bill (For Now)

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 14 Feb, 2013 @ 09:33am

  In case anyone is wondering, people here seem to pronounce Toews as "Taves."
  
  That wasn't obvious to me, and pronunciation is often (always?) missed in writing.

• On the post: DailyDirt: Ironic Deaths

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 06:19pm

  Re:

  Btw the only thing ironic about the song "Ironic" is that there is no irony in the song. Meta!

• On the post: How Lobbyists' Changes To EU Data Protection Regulation Were Copied Word-For-Word Into Proposed Amendments

  

  Jesse ( profile ), 12 Feb, 2013 @ 08:36pm

  It's like turnitin.com for legislation!

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